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An equity score of 81/100 ranks Success Preparatory Academy #9 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,640 per pupil, Success Preparatory Academy ranks #32 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Success Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 486 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Orleans Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,640 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.8% local, 28.9% state, and 38.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 81/100, ranked #9 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 490:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 52.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.2% African American, 37.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Success @ Thurgood Marshall, enrolling 490 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Success @ Thurgood Marshall accounts for 100.0% of all Success Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Success Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Success Preparatory Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Success Preparatory Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Success Preparatory Academy student-counselor ratio is 490:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Success Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 52.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Success Preparatory Academy?
Success Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 486 students.
How much does Success Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Success Preparatory Academy spends $18,640 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #9 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Success Preparatory Academy?
Success Preparatory Academy students are 60.2% African American, 37.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Success Preparatory Academy?
Success Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #9 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.